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obama's ahead by 10 points on the welfare issue, even with a lot of white working class voters. wasted money by the romney campaign. didn't get anything done for the middle. >> whoever wins this election is going to have a very tough four years ahead of them. 2013 is looking more and more likely. like we could fall back into a recession. a growing number of our economists are saying this. you have problems in asia, problems in europe. it all adds up to problems for us. >> looking at one of the key senate races. connecticut, a blue state where a republican is doing better. and in part because she has spent the time since she lost in 2010 doing a lot more direct contact with voters. voter events, something she really didn't do the first time around. chris: she's from the wrestling family. i think she's going to win. >> the obama campaign has focused a lot on veterans an they're shrewd to do so and it may help in the senate as well. the democrat who is a trauma doctor and a vietnam vet is running in arizona on the veterans issue and has pulled to a tie in that senate race. chris: w
obama's ahead by 10 points on the welfare issue, even with a lot of white working class voters. wasted money by the romney campaign. didn't get anything done for the middle. >> whoever wins this election is going to have a very tough four years ahead of them. 2013 is looking more and more likely. like we could fall back into a recession. a growing number of our economists are saying this. you have problems in asia, problems in europe. it all adds up to problems for us. >> looking at...
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i don't see a lot of obama/allen voters in virginia. ere are voters in the state who are not focused yet on the senate race for may fus on idalra i think tim will do very, very well well. >> as a u.s. senator are you comfortable with the explanation the obama administration has offered you on what happened i benghazi? >> i'm on the intelcommittee. i think it is very aropriate tll of theacts before they rush to judgment. and i think there are still facts that need to be uncovered. if they would have rushed the other way and then proven not to be the case in a terrorist attack, they would have been attack forhat as well. >> looking at what suse said on sunday shows in hindsight, that was a mistake? >> you dealith the facts that you have at the time. and i still think there are still facts to be uncovered in terms of certain time lines. th is a dangerous parf wo end the day we know that we've got to do a better job going forward of protecting our diplomatic personnel wherever they were in the world. >> you don't believe you were misled? >>
i don't see a lot of obama/allen voters in virginia. ere are voters in the state who are not focused yet on the senate race for may fus on idalra i think tim will do very, very well well. >> as a u.s. senator are you comfortable with the explanation the obama administration has offered you on what happened i benghazi? >> i'm on the intelcommittee. i think it is very aropriate tll of theacts before they rush to judgment. and i think there are still facts that need to be uncovered. if...
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. >> obama voters showed up in full force today in iowa. the election has begun in the first swing state with ely vong and the obama campaign isn't letting up. >> my job is not to worry about those -- >> tonight, dnc chairwoman debbie wasserman-schultz on the democraticffort to get out the vote in iowa and beyond. >>> "mother jones" unearthedet hestnepem his bain years. >> bain capital is an investment partnership. >> i'll ask robert reich what mitt romney means when he says he's harvesting companies. >>> if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> and the guy who has no idea wh htag t i comes to women has the nerve to call senator claire mccaskill unladylike. we'll bring you the latest on the todd akin disaster. good to have you with us tonight, folks. thank for watching. wa kked f 20 eltion in january. today it was the first state where people could cast their votes in person for the general election. the race is on. the race has been tight in iowa, but president obama has the momentum. the
. >> obama voters showed up in full force today in iowa. the election has begun in the first swing state with ely vong and the obama campaign isn't letting up. >> my job is not to worry about those -- >> tonight, dnc chairwoman debbie wasserman-schultz on the democraticffort to get out the vote in iowa and beyond. >>> "mother jones" unearthedet hestnepem his bain years. >> bain capital is an investment partnership. >> i'll ask robert reich what...
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in fact we did a poll that showed 20-point gap in favor of his obama with hispanics voters. >> do you see enthusiasm on the republican side in all this stuff about the polls and how romney is trailing. do you sense on either side there is a get out the vote effort here? >> it does depend where you are. neighborhood by neighborhood. it is a state that there are base counties and swing counties. where we are now is a swing county. you going to see the yard signs from both candidates. it does come down to which candidate makes the sale in those counties. both sides in the base area are motivated to get out and vote. if there is a shrinking middle, the base matters more. but in these counties, it's about who wins those people who are still on the fence, whether it's moms, whether it's families, you know, whoever it is. latino voters. every little vote could make the difference at the end of the day. >> bret: eli, stephan, john, thank you. very interesting. we'll be back from arapahoe county right after this. ♪ ♪ ♪ hi dad. many years from now, when the subaru is theirs... hey. you mi
in fact we did a poll that showed 20-point gap in favor of his obama with hispanics voters. >> do you see enthusiasm on the republican side in all this stuff about the polls and how romney is trailing. do you sense on either side there is a get out the vote effort here? >> it does depend where you are. neighborhood by neighborhood. it is a state that there are base counties and swing counties. where we are now is a swing county. you going to see the yard signs from both candidates....
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take a look. >> president obama and i both care about poor and middle class families. the difference is my policies will make things better for them. we shouldn't measure compassion by how many people are on welfare. we should mention compassion by how many people are able to get off welfare and get a good paying job. >> all right. so michael, just because he uses the word compassion over and over again in an ad maybe doesn't mean he has the compassion and trying to show some here. with early voting in ohio starting next week, is it too late for an ad like this and to to try to bring up a narrative like this after down playing 47% of the country? >> you know, thomas, when mr. halperin write "game change" the sequel, that will have a chapter. that was a critical -- >> half the movie's already shot, michael. they can go straight to the tape. >> the next opportunity that he has to turn this around is a week from tonight and i'm agreeing with governor rendell that he needs to win that debate and if he doesn't win that debate it becomes less and less likely barring an error
take a look. >> president obama and i both care about poor and middle class families. the difference is my policies will make things better for them. we shouldn't measure compassion by how many people are on welfare. we should mention compassion by how many people are able to get off welfare and get a good paying job. >> all right. so michael, just because he uses the word compassion over and over again in an ad maybe doesn't mean he has the compassion and trying to show some here....
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obama did better among early voters. in a sense, you saw this ad that obama has taken out in battleground states which is almost a closing ad where he talks directly to the camera with new message of economic patriotism, and that's what you do at the end. it is the end or start of election month as opposed to election day. the obama people seem to have a better organizational handle on this than romney. >> the other thing we saw, a movement over time was the right direction, wrong trend. >> that's what's lifting an incumbent president. saw it especially in new hampshire where he opened a significant lead over mitt romney. >> what was the right track, wrong track? >> closed negative 20 points now to negative 7 points. still more people see it as not going well, but a huge change there, that plays an incumbent's way. >> how people read the state poll, it is about trends at this point. >> yeah. >> everything we come out with is a second poll in the last month. >> go through the same nine states. 110 electoral votes in the n
obama did better among early voters. in a sense, you saw this ad that obama has taken out in battleground states which is almost a closing ad where he talks directly to the camera with new message of economic patriotism, and that's what you do at the end. it is the end or start of election month as opposed to election day. the obama people seem to have a better organizational handle on this than romney. >> the other thing we saw, a movement over time was the right direction, wrong trend....
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economy, less so than voter attitudes toward president obama or mitt romney. in many ways, voters have gotten used to the idea of a poor economy, even a lackluster one. and they've kind of gotten used to it. a quarter of the people who said the country was headed in the wrong track are still supporting the president. so they've basically gotten used to the economy as the status quo. >> today in his weekly web address, lynn, the president blaming congress for not helping the economy. take a listen. >> last week, mortgage rates were at historic lows. but instead of helping more and more hard-working families take advantage of those rates, congress was away on break. instead of worrying about you, they'd already gone home to worry about their campaigns. >> lynn, is that a strategy that works? i mean, is there something to what he's arguing, regarding low mortgage rates and housing reform? >> well, he's doing, i believe, a preemptive strike in advance of the debate, where the focus is going to be on domestic issues and the economy. now, what he said is true. every
economy, less so than voter attitudes toward president obama or mitt romney. in many ways, voters have gotten used to the idea of a poor economy, even a lackluster one. and they've kind of gotten used to it. a quarter of the people who said the country was headed in the wrong track are still supporting the president. so they've basically gotten used to the economy as the status quo. >> today in his weekly web address, lynn, the president blaming congress for not helping the economy. take...
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the latest polls show that people trust obama more now with the economy. this economy issue solely is a losing issue for romney as the economy improves, but also it fails to reck thiz people care about other things other than just the economy. >> pastor jeffers, if i may, i was making the distinction about not just the economy, but deficit and debt. so, i appreciate your desire to have your nominee really focus on playing to the base in the religious right. that is your prerogative, but you can't rewrite polls to say that's a winning strategy when it comes to reaching out. >> what i'm saying to you is that i think the hunt for these elusive independent or undecided voters out there is going to be a losing strategy. it was in 2008 for john mccain. i think it will be this time. i'm not saying he has to make these social issues the heart of every stump speech he gives. i just say when it comes to debates over the next few weeks, he can't go wobbly or hesitate about these important issues to us. >> thank you very much, gentlemen. of course, the the big questio
the latest polls show that people trust obama more now with the economy. this economy issue solely is a losing issue for romney as the economy improves, but also it fails to reck thiz people care about other things other than just the economy. >> pastor jeffers, if i may, i was making the distinction about not just the economy, but deficit and debt. so, i appreciate your desire to have your nominee really focus on playing to the base in the religious right. that is your prerogative, but...
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iowa voters were out in full force starting at 7:00 this morning. one election commissioner said this could be a record-breaking year. >> this was by far the busiest opening day we've had in the ten years i've been in the office. we were thinking 100 people. 100 would have been a good number. that's what it was four years ago. we're well past that. we're not to noon yet. >> look at the early voting numbers from 2008 to see how big a record breaker it could be this year. 2008, 33% of all ballots were cast before election day. early voting favored barack obama over john mccain by 18 points. 58% to 40%. this year, 27 states and washington, d.c., will have early in-person voting prior to election day. the campaigns are estimating an early voting participation at around 40% this year. two out of every five ballots will be filled out before november 6th in this election cycle. today is truly the beginning of the end of the presidential election. but one candidate is in much better position to take advantage of the new voting in this dynamic thing we call
iowa voters were out in full force starting at 7:00 this morning. one election commissioner said this could be a record-breaking year. >> this was by far the busiest opening day we've had in the ten years i've been in the office. we were thinking 100 people. 100 would have been a good number. that's what it was four years ago. we're well past that. we're not to noon yet. >> look at the early voting numbers from 2008 to see how big a record breaker it could be this year. 2008, 33% of...
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voters think there's something that's toxic here and there's a reason why this is the third ad the obama campaign has put up on this 47% thing. they're putting up those ads because they're working and this ad in particular i think because it's in mitt romney's von voice is just a sign of exactly how much trouble that videotape continues to cause him in places where it matters. >> and, john and mark, i also think it counts when he makes references, not the biggest thing in the world but telling when he says we're not going to let people just die in their apartments, people that don't have health insurance. we're going to pick them up and get them to the hospital. the idea that everybody who is poor lives in some urban apartment when there's people all across the area who aren't covered by health insurance today even though they're working 40 hours a week. these are little things that just inject a certain narrow view of what the problem is that isn't really complete at all. thank you mark and john. coming up, how do you spot a campaign in trouble? when you hear reporters -- actually suppo
voters think there's something that's toxic here and there's a reason why this is the third ad the obama campaign has put up on this 47% thing. they're putting up those ads because they're working and this ad in particular i think because it's in mitt romney's von voice is just a sign of exactly how much trouble that videotape continues to cause him in places where it matters. >> and, john and mark, i also think it counts when he makes references, not the biggest thing in the world but...
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general assembly today. >> had will this kind of speech, though,s are mate with voters out there? it may resonate with the audience. will it resonate with voters? i'm sure that's on governor romney's mind, too. >> sure. well, you know, one of the things i think you are going to see him doing today is trying to pivot this debate about foreign policy back to jobs and trade and opportunity. i think he will make the argument that when we -- when our aid program should be built towards developing free market partners around the world, helping -- nations and embrace the free market and embrace trade. that in the long run helps american prosperity and creates jobs here at home. the man who is hosting him, president clinton, when he came into office, one of the first things bill clinton did was join with republicans to pass the north american free trade agreement over the objections of democrats. he worked with -- got a majority of republicans and minority of democrats in a coal toygs pass that p president obama has not passed a single free trade agreement of his own making since coming i
general assembly today. >> had will this kind of speech, though,s are mate with voters out there? it may resonate with the audience. will it resonate with voters? i'm sure that's on governor romney's mind, too. >> sure. well, you know, one of the things i think you are going to see him doing today is trying to pivot this debate about foreign policy back to jobs and trade and opportunity. i think he will make the argument that when we -- when our aid program should be built towards...
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writing in the times today, journalists have found working-class voters who believe that obama is a secret muslim and intend to vote for him anyway because, as one virginia put it, at least he wasn't brought up filthy rich. this assumption that the wealthy republican candidate is inevitably a candidate for the wealthy as well is a big part of what's been killing romney's campaign. >> right. let's be clear the kinds of people that paul ryan was talking about include seniors, people who are drawing social security. >> those takers. they just take. >> taking more from the freg than they are -- federal government than they are paying in. they happen to be the numbers that vote in large numbers. if you're a republican and deficits with minorities and women, you need those white seniors to show up in large numbers for you. maybe they won't really understand that they fit into this category. there is a fair number of people who think this other people who are drawing on government subsidy in one way or another. but that vision part of this debate is going to be interesting because mitt romney has
writing in the times today, journalists have found working-class voters who believe that obama is a secret muslim and intend to vote for him anyway because, as one virginia put it, at least he wasn't brought up filthy rich. this assumption that the wealthy republican candidate is inevitably a candidate for the wealthy as well is a big part of what's been killing romney's campaign. >> right. let's be clear the kinds of people that paul ryan was talking about include seniors, people who are...
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there are a lot of voters in this country who are unsatisfied with barack obama. they think we could do better. they don't know that mitt romney is that change. neither of these guys has told us what the next four years could be like because of the changes they would bring. >> and that's i think another challenge that mitt romney has on wednesday night. that is to finally lay out some plans. he's been talking a lot about i have solutions, i know how to get the economy moving, but he really hasn't given us a concrete beyond the 59 points, the five points -- >> neither has our president, though. >> our president did in his convention speech outline what he would do over the next four years which i believe is very important because he'll have an opportunity on wednesday night to expand upon that. mitt romney once again, this is the third time he's going to have an opportunity to introduce himself, this time we'll see if he can charm us into thinking he's the one. >> i think you're a little confused. that was the wrong president. that was bill clinton who said that. >
there are a lot of voters in this country who are unsatisfied with barack obama. they think we could do better. they don't know that mitt romney is that change. neither of these guys has told us what the next four years could be like because of the changes they would bring. >> and that's i think another challenge that mitt romney has on wednesday night. that is to finally lay out some plans. he's been talking a lot about i have solutions, i know how to get the economy moving, but he...
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what clinton expressed there is the context that sort of -- that obama is relying on voters understanding. yes, unemployment is persistly high and it's over 8% for three years. there's a reason for that. it has to do with the catastrophe that took place under obama's predecessor's watch. if you understand where we are now in the context of that, you're less likely as a voter to blindly blame obama. if our romney and rely on the blind of obama, you're in trouble. it has never been good enough to get him into the lead. >> bill clinton is saying i may be the best plummer you've ever seen, but the pipes in this house were so bad, not even i or anyone else i know could fix the pipes, huh? >> yeah. that's a compelling message. >> steve kornacki, thank you so much. we'll give you a few minutes to regroup and come back at 3:00. 25% of the cycle, 3:00 eastern right here on msnbc. >>> in the past hour we learned that both president obama and romney spoke by phone today with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the white house says the call was part of their regular consultations in that the t
what clinton expressed there is the context that sort of -- that obama is relying on voters understanding. yes, unemployment is persistly high and it's over 8% for three years. there's a reason for that. it has to do with the catastrophe that took place under obama's predecessor's watch. if you understand where we are now in the context of that, you're less likely as a voter to blindly blame obama. if our romney and rely on the blind of obama, you're in trouble. it has never been good enough to...
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that's changing the subject into some other -- >> to a place that most ohio voters and american voters have no idea what you're talk about. >> the number in the times front page story about the deficit and, you know, the fourth straight year of trillion plus deficit, these are things that concern -- >> the american voters. >> and a number that resonates. talk about trillion dollar deficits an every normal person is going to go what are we doing. >> let's be clear about that ad. the ad is a strong ad, but generally candidates do straight to camera ads when they feel like they're in trouble. president obama did his one and only after the welfare ads started to hurt him, you didn't build that, he went straight to camera. romney's ad is a response to the 47% and what that's doing to him in places including ohio and to go back to curt's point about why romney is personally beyond the economic numbers, the president has had a problem with white working-class vote es for a long time. worse in the south than in the industrial midwest but still there in the industrial midwest. mitt romney is al
that's changing the subject into some other -- >> to a place that most ohio voters and american voters have no idea what you're talk about. >> the number in the times front page story about the deficit and, you know, the fourth straight year of trillion plus deficit, these are things that concern -- >> the american voters. >> and a number that resonates. talk about trillion dollar deficits an every normal person is going to go what are we doing. >> let's be clear...
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cnn-orc poll of latino's voters choice for president whopping 70% for president obama compared to 26% for mrr. romney doing worse than john mccain did in 2008. mccain got 31% of the latino vote. worse than bush. bush got back in 2004, 44% of latino votes. barbara is joining us live from denver. one of romney's senior advisors and co-chair of his effort in virginia. toercht's debate, first of all, it's on domestic policy, but how does mitt romney -- how does he appeal more to latino voters because clearly even colorado, he has to get at least a quarter to one-third to make some real inroads there. >> sure. i think the way he appeals to latino voters and women voters and all voters is he is going to focus on an optimistic vision of how we can truly be better off over the next four years with an economy that really makes -- in a policy, a strategy that puts jobs first. we've seen that we aren't better off after four years of the obama economy. it's not working. the stimulus failed. the health care is -- bill is now increasing our premiums. you just have a report that i believe you all an
cnn-orc poll of latino's voters choice for president whopping 70% for president obama compared to 26% for mrr. romney doing worse than john mccain did in 2008. mccain got 31% of the latino vote. worse than bush. bush got back in 2004, 44% of latino votes. barbara is joining us live from denver. one of romney's senior advisors and co-chair of his effort in virginia. toercht's debate, first of all, it's on domestic policy, but how does mitt romney -- how does he appeal more to latino voters...
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i believe that people, voters, believe they know what they need to know about president obama. they may think he's done a great job of handling the economy, getting us out of the ditch. they may think that he's done a terrible job, in which case they will vote against him. but i think what a tape like this does is just sends people back into their corners and kind of avoids the discussion that we really need to be having, which is who's a candidate who can move the economy forward. so it's kind of a diversion and these are the kinds of things you get at this point in a campaign when people are looking to sort of motivate the base, to get out and vote. >> eric, i want you to be able to respond to that. i want to play what then senator obama said in 2008 about jeremiah wright in the wake of the controversy and the attention. >> as imperfect as he may be, he has been like family to me. he strengthens my faith, officiated my wedding, and baptized my children. not once in my conversations with him have i heard him talk about any ethic group in derogatory terms, or treat whites with
i believe that people, voters, believe they know what they need to know about president obama. they may think he's done a great job of handling the economy, getting us out of the ditch. they may think that he's done a terrible job, in which case they will vote against him. but i think what a tape like this does is just sends people back into their corners and kind of avoids the discussion that we really need to be having, which is who's a candidate who can move the economy forward. so it's kind...
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one thing that stood out in the poll is that a lot of voters didn't like how obama's handling the situation in libya. and the romney campaign sort of sees that as well which is why you see them hitting obama so hard on this lately. but there is still a problem here for romney. this is why the debates are so important. romney wants to change the fundamental structure of this race with this debate coming up next wednesday. remember, over 50 million people watched the first presidential debate in 2008. this is going to be a big moment coming up next week, fred, for mitt romney. >> well, let's shift to the u.s. senate and how pivotal any race could be. the democrats have a six-seat majority, but they're defending 23 seats in the election, with republicans defending just 10. so what would give the republicans a pretty good shot at seizing a 51-seat majority, but they also have a big problem and that is that race in missouri. >> yes. that race in missouri between todd akin, he of legitimate rape fame against democrat claire mccaskill, the senator from missouri. look, republicans thought about a y
one thing that stood out in the poll is that a lot of voters didn't like how obama's handling the situation in libya. and the romney campaign sort of sees that as well which is why you see them hitting obama so hard on this lately. but there is still a problem here for romney. this is why the debates are so important. romney wants to change the fundamental structure of this race with this debate coming up next wednesday. remember, over 50 million people watched the first presidential debate in...
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wolf, as i mentioned earlier, the obama campaign is spending a of t targeting battleground voters on the web. >> it's going to be close no i tter what the polls show now spect it will be very, very close. p, our political director. if you want to see all of thi exclusive information, log onto cnn.com/facebookinsights. >>> last thursday was not the be the florida department store. we're talking about, we have some new video that is going to prove it to you. robbers brly storm a saks fifth avenue shop. what happens next? you'll see. woman 1: this isn't just another election. rein.. the future of r medicare and social security. man 1: i wfacts. straight talk. tell me your plan... anwh won 2:ired i'm tf e gative ads aolitical spin. that won't help me n 2: earned myedicare and cial security. and i desee some answers. annc where do the candates stons th... affect seniors today and in th futu? find out with the aarp voters' guide at earnedasay.or take the steps to reach yours, everyowith usgoals. with real advice, for real goals. the us bank wealth management advisor can help you. with real
wolf, as i mentioned earlier, the obama campaign is spending a of t targeting battleground voters on the web. >> it's going to be close no i tter what the polls show now spect it will be very, very close. p, our political director. if you want to see all of thi exclusive information, log onto cnn.com/facebookinsights. >>> last thursday was not the be the florida department store. we're talking about, we have some new video that is going to prove it to you. robbers brly storm a...
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you'll find obama voters in line those are people who are hard core and with their person, no matter what. republicans say in the end, as long as they get their base out, it doesn't matter if they vote early or late, it is the most influenced in the middle. >> thanks very much, john king, for us in iowa. kate, those debates powerfully important. >> more so than in past election cycles. >> i think so, too. >>> terrorist on the attack in libya. top pentagon officials are now speaking out with some of the bluntest language yet. you know, because you been, you know, this is what you had been doing. you know, working, working, working, working, working, working. and now you're talking about, well you know, i won't be, and i get the chance to spend more time with my wife and my kids. it's my world. that's my world. ♪ >>> a man behind that anti-muslim film that provoked so much anger and rage has been arrested. he just appeared via conference. cnn miguel marquez is joining us on the phone. tell us viewers, miguel, what happened. nakoula basseley nakoula has been ordered for a preliminary
you'll find obama voters in line those are people who are hard core and with their person, no matter what. republicans say in the end, as long as they get their base out, it doesn't matter if they vote early or late, it is the most influenced in the middle. >> thanks very much, john king, for us in iowa. kate, those debates powerfully important. >> more so than in past election cycles. >> i think so, too. >>> terrorist on the attack in libya. top pentagon officials...
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to prevent any type of october surprise, you want to get, if you're an obama voter go vote now and get that done. get it out of the way. >> you mentioned the october surprise, you look at the numbers closer than just about anyone i know. could there be an october surprise? and if there is one in those numbers that you look at, where might that surprise be? >> anything is possible. we have 37 days until the election. there is the opportunity for a big game-changer. i will tell you one of the big ironies of this entire presidential contest over the five or six months of the general election, when it started, every momentous event, whether it was president obama coming out in favor of gay marriage, every monthly jobs report number, the numbers barely budged in the press de s presidential contest. three events have had a big event on the presidential race, the democratic convention, the republican convention and mitt romney's remarks on the 47%. so the romney campaign is hoping that there is something coming up in the upcoming debates, first on wednesday and then the remaining debates that
to prevent any type of october surprise, you want to get, if you're an obama voter go vote now and get that done. get it out of the way. >> you mentioned the october surprise, you look at the numbers closer than just about anyone i know. could there be an october surprise? and if there is one in those numbers that you look at, where might that surprise be? >> anything is possible. we have 37 days until the election. there is the opportunity for a big game-changer. i will tell you...
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a closing argument to the voters out there. >> during the last weeks of this campaign, there will be debates, speeches and more ads. if i could sit down with you in your living room or around the kitchen table, here's what i'd say. when i took office, we were losing nearly 800,000 jobs a month and were mired in iraq. today i believe as a nation we are moving forward again. >> nbc's first read makes the point about this ad. they say this new obama spot has the feeling of a closing tv ad 10 days out from an election day because the obama camp believes we're ten days out or already there. mark murray joins me from washington. it's interesting, president obama described former president clinton as the commander in chief of explaining stuff or something. you get that feel with in closing ad. you and your team point out that so many states already are in the process of early voting and we'll have even more at end of next week. >> we're 40 days from election day, and that ad that president obama is playing, a two-minute ad is an ad you almost play a week out before election date. the obama
a closing argument to the voters out there. >> during the last weeks of this campaign, there will be debates, speeches and more ads. if i could sit down with you in your living room or around the kitchen table, here's what i'd say. when i took office, we were losing nearly 800,000 jobs a month and were mired in iraq. today i believe as a nation we are moving forward again. >> nbc's first read makes the point about this ad. they say this new obama spot has the feeling of a closing tv...
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in the same poll, president obama leads mitt romney in his ndlif e ecomy ill estat. 51% of polled voters say the president would do the better job. >> okay, let's go back to the last slide, guys. and mark halperin, let's talk to you. i know you agree with me that the media is liberal. guess what? republicans have someh managed to win dpitehat a raas you've said it repeatedly on this show. so despite that fact, mitt romney is not getting crushed in all three of these states because of the liberal media bias. what's hapning the, and why is he lingoba especially in oh? >> well, it's very unlikely the president will win those states by those margins, but these numbers are not out of line dramatically with private polling and some other public polling. i think the biggest problem rit now remains him. he's not driving asient mee. the president does -- says something, the republicans get all excited about it. they treat it like a gaffe. they'll talk about it for a day. and then they'll move on to something else. the biggest danger to me right now for the republican party are two things. one is
in the same poll, president obama leads mitt romney in his ndlif e ecomy ill estat. 51% of polled voters say the president would do the better job. >> okay, let's go back to the last slide, guys. and mark halperin, let's talk to you. i know you agree with me that the media is liberal. guess what? republicans have someh managed to win dpitehat a raas you've said it repeatedly on this show. so despite that fact, mitt romney is not getting crushed in all three of these states because of the...
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likely voters choice for president you see it right there, john, 50% for president obama, 44% for romney. that's a nice lead for obama in the key battleground state of ohio. if you take a look at florida, you see right now in our poll of polls the average among the most recent polls in florida, 49% for obama, 45% for romney. the question to you, john, can romney win without winning ohio and florida? >> in a word, wolf. i took a walk over here to show. the answer is no. you just mentioned ohio and florida. states the president carried four years ago. states governor romney very much needs to win this time. go to the electoral map to show you why. final six weeks, 237 electoral votes strong or leaning the president's way. these are the toss up states. the golden states. forget the rest of them. if the president can keep that lead and carry florida, if the president can keep that lead and carry ohio, the race is to 270, wolf, that would be in two words game over. >> gloria, if you look at the strength that the president has in these states, you see something fascinating. >> it is. i call it
likely voters choice for president you see it right there, john, 50% for president obama, 44% for romney. that's a nice lead for obama in the key battleground state of ohio. if you take a look at florida, you see right now in our poll of polls the average among the most recent polls in florida, 49% for obama, 45% for romney. the question to you, john, can romney win without winning ohio and florida? >> in a word, wolf. i took a walk over here to show. the answer is no. you just mentioned...
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it's an invitation to the former obama voters, the one-time obama voters who may be supporting him right now, on the fence right now, to say join us on the other side, you don't have to hate the guy, that he's the wrong direction for the country, we're giving up on him, moving the other direction. it's a powerful message, something the romney campaign would have liked to tap into a few months ago. >> greta: michael? >> how are the people in the middle, willing to vote for either party, not strong partisan, how are they going to break at the end of the day? they could decide it. >> the romney party will break overwhelming against obama. if he hasn't closed the deal yet, they'll get the voters. the cautionary note in 2004, john kerry was banking on a similar dynamic. he was hoping a lot of people that voted for george w. bush would say, i don't like the things worked out, i'll go with kerry. they split down the middle, enough to let bush stay in office. >> i thought it was interesting that the voters said, i'm changing my vote, i'm changing my vote. that was the predominant message of the
it's an invitation to the former obama voters, the one-time obama voters who may be supporting him right now, on the fence right now, to say join us on the other side, you don't have to hate the guy, that he's the wrong direction for the country, we're giving up on him, moving the other direction. it's a powerful message, something the romney campaign would have liked to tap into a few months ago. >> greta: michael? >> how are the people in the middle, willing to vote for either...
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we only work as a nation when we allow eligible voters to vote. >> president obama is lucky to have you working for him this time around. the show is "scandal." her character, olivia hope, has an affair with the president of the united states on the show. second season getting ready. always good to see you. >> thursday nights on another network. >> great to see you. >> thanks. >> "morning joe" is coming right back. woman 1: this isn't just another election. we're voting for... the future of our medicare and social security. man 1: i want facts. straight talk. tell me your plan... and what it means for me. woman 2: i'm tired of the negative ads and political spin. that won't help me decide. man 2: i earned my medicare and social security. and i deserve some answers. anncr: where do the candidates stand on issues that... affect seniors today and in the future? find out with the aarp voters' guide at earnedasay.org ♪ playing a lone hand ♪ my life begins today ♪ ♪ fly by night away from here ♪ ♪ change my life again ♪ ♪ fly by night, goodbye my dear ♪ ♪ my ship isn't com
we only work as a nation when we allow eligible voters to vote. >> president obama is lucky to have you working for him this time around. the show is "scandal." her character, olivia hope, has an affair with the president of the united states on the show. second season getting ready. always good to see you. >> thursday nights on another network. >> great to see you. >> thanks. >> "morning joe" is coming right back. woman 1: this isn't just...
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unlikely voters in north carolina president obama polls at 48% and mitt romney at 46%. is there any point to team obama making any adds for the rest of the campaign that do not include a 47% reference. there should be temporary tattoos with the number 47% that everybody wears on their foreheads on every campaign rally. this had proved to be beyond a turning point in the campaign. it has been devastating for mitt romney. he has been on the record talking about dismissing half the country. you know, it is, it is in some ways, i would say this. as someone that believes that there need to be a point and counter point it is a travesty for the republican party, it is evidence of a party that is at war with itself. it is you know an example of how weak the gop has gotten on fundamental issues that are at the root of conservativism and a tragedy in the long-term. you just saw laura ingram give up. they are not all giving up. i find that arguing with the polls fascinating. there is an industry that has now grown up around poll denials. i remember the winning days of the 2004 cam
unlikely voters in north carolina president obama polls at 48% and mitt romney at 46%. is there any point to team obama making any adds for the rest of the campaign that do not include a 47% reference. there should be temporary tattoos with the number 47% that everybody wears on their foreheads on every campaign rally. this had proved to be beyond a turning point in the campaign. it has been devastating for mitt romney. he has been on the record talking about dismissing half the country. you...
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president obama, governor romney face-to-face as american voters weigh their choice. the first presidential debate takes place later tonight. you can watch it live. our coverage will begin right after "the situation room" 7:00 p.m. eastern on cnn and on cnn.com. >>> using stand-ins for the other guy. we're going to talk with a man playing president obama for mitt romney about how the candidate's rehearsed every possible scenario, at least they think so, for tonight's debate. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? >>> the impressions the candidates make in tonight's presidential debate could prove crucial in a very close race. they've rehearsed a lot of vari
president obama, governor romney face-to-face as american voters weigh their choice. the first presidential debate takes place later tonight. you can watch it live. our coverage will begin right after "the situation room" 7:00 p.m. eastern on cnn and on cnn.com. >>> using stand-ins for the other guy. we're going to talk with a man playing president obama for mitt romney about how the candidate's rehearsed every possible scenario, at least they think so, for tonight's debate....
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. 51% of the voters say the president would do a better job. >> all right. let's go back to the last slide, guys. mark halperin, let's talk to you. the media is liberal. you said it for years. guess what? republicans have somehow managed to win despite that liberal bias. you've said it repeatedly on the show. so despite that fact, mitt romney is not getting crushed in all three of these states because of liberal media bias. what's happening there and why is he losing so badly, especially in ohio? >> well, it's very unlikely the president will win those states by these margins, but these states are not out of line with private polling and some other polling. i think the biggest problem now remains him. the president says something, the republicans get all excited about it. they treat it like a gaffe. they'll talk about it if a day. and then they'll move on to something else. the biggest danger for me now for the republican party are two things. one is that you look at polls in terms of who people think is now going to win and from leading republicans and rank
. 51% of the voters say the president would do a better job. >> all right. let's go back to the last slide, guys. mark halperin, let's talk to you. the media is liberal. you said it for years. guess what? republicans have somehow managed to win despite that liberal bias. you've said it repeatedly on the show. so despite that fact, mitt romney is not getting crushed in all three of these states because of liberal media bias. what's happening there and why is he losing so badly, especially...
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obama hasn't held a formal news conference in months but he's found places on his calendar for leno, letterman, and "the view." in this jersey shore culture, it's perhaps inevitable that candidates would try to reach voters by chatting about the banal and prurient. >> i think somebody should do a content analysis, though. let's take, seriously, take all the interviews that people are criticizing in the pop culture venues and compare substantially. >> he doesn't want to get caught. he doesn't want to ask, you know, have to ask serious questions. >> i think that's a snobbish point. >> wow. okay. >> well, i disagree. i mean, why is he shying away from the "new york times," "morning joe," "fortune" and all that. the president. >> i mean the press conference point. i think -- >> press conferences are kind of huey, i don't disagree with that. but he won't do the more serious news organizations, it's a fact. >> and -- we've been hearing this and complaints from a lot of reporters for the past year, year and a half that he won't go to established media outlets and they will all say but we're
obama hasn't held a formal news conference in months but he's found places on his calendar for leno, letterman, and "the view." in this jersey shore culture, it's perhaps inevitable that candidates would try to reach voters by chatting about the banal and prurient. >> i think somebody should do a content analysis, though. let's take, seriously, take all the interviews that people are criticizing in the pop culture venues and compare substantially. >> he doesn't want to get...
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abc "the washington post" poll, 55% of likely voters say president obama will compared to 31% who say romney will come out on top. it's pretty consistent with some earlier polling we've seen. donna, does it help or hurt the president that people are already going in thinking okay he's going to win this thing. >> that should reassure the president. i think he has to come across as confident tomorrow. he has a terrific record to tell the american people. mitt romney has been in dress rehearsal for this first debate now for five years. i suspect he'll be the more aggressive person tomorrow. but president obama should preempt any strike that mitt romney intends to aim at him, attack, attack, attack by hitting him with a very big question that could possibly knock him off his game plan and make him rely on those zingers that he's been working on. >> anna, what do you think? >> i think suzanne there's a lot of pre-debate spin. both of these guys are very experienced, very seasoned debaters. they both have been debating for the last five years. you'll remember that there were many debates th
abc "the washington post" poll, 55% of likely voters say president obama will compared to 31% who say romney will come out on top. it's pretty consistent with some earlier polling we've seen. donna, does it help or hurt the president that people are already going in thinking okay he's going to win this thing. >> that should reassure the president. i think he has to come across as confident tomorrow. he has a terrific record to tell the american people. mitt romney has been in...